Big League Stew

R.I.P. Joba Chamberlain’s mustache (Feb. 20, 2013-April 7, 2013)

Joba Chamberlain shaved his mustache, so now, we weep. The mustache captivated us, as a baseball community for many, many days — roughly picture day 2013 until Sunday. We barely knew it, but we dreamed of its possibilities. Many of us never saw it in person, but we felt like it was our best friend.

Sometimes, as Joba Chamberlain has taught us, one has to sacrifice his own stellar style for the betterment of something bigger than himself. For his team. While Joba has moved on, we on The Stew will remember his mustache and its happier times: